Stray Sparks

Midnight Monthlies

My darkest thoughts fuel this midnight fire

Synergy

Only the existence of a field of force can account for the
motions of the bodies as observed, and its assumption
dispenses with space curvature. All literature on this
subject is futile and destined to oblivion. So are all
attempts to explain the workings of the universe without
recognizing the existence of the ether and the
indispensable function it plays in the phenomena.
My second discovery was of a physical truth of the greatest
importance. As I have searched the entire scientific
records in more than a half dozen languages for a long time
without finding the least anticipation, I consider myself
the original discoverer of this truth, which can be
expressed by the statement: There is no energy in matterother than that received from the environment.

I came across this quote that’s attributed to Nikola Tesla ( I couldn’t find any original source to confirm this) and regardless of who authored it ( though it’s very Tesla-esque), it explained this Islamic invocation (dikr) :

لا حول ولا قوّۃ الا باللہ

{Laa Hawla wa Laa Quwwata illaa Bi-llaah}

Which is often translated to mean: There’s no might nor power except by Allaah

But my understanding has been different, and it’s been reiterated by Tesla’s theory of quantum physics:

There’s no movement of an object that can be made nor exertion of force upon an object without the energy and power of Allaah.

This is synergy. This is the ‘how’ of stardusts and seas and limbic systems and bumblebees.